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12 Jan 2016, 10:21 am by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS’s latest innovation model, the Accountable Health Communities model, will test whether screening for health-related social needs, providing community service referral and navigation, and encouraging partner alignment impacts total cost of care, emergency department visits, inpatient hospital admissions, and quality of care for high-risk Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently released updated guidance regarding hospital co-locations arrangements. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 1:53 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
In particular, CMS is interested in comments on topics such as: The potential to include the pediatric population in integrated service model concepts like accountable care organizations; Flexibilities and supports states and providers may need to offer such care models; and Approaches for states and providers to coordinate Medicaid and CHIP benefits and waivers with other health-related social services for this population. [read post]
19 Aug 2014, 9:00 am by Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter
CMS is proposing to tighten eligibility requirements for home health services and set a minimum requirement on Home Health Agencies ("HHAs") to prove their effectiveness, as well as revise how much CMS will pay for certain services. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 10:00 pm
New Medicare rules for home health services intended to encourage innovation will be implemented in 2020. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 1:58 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Under this initiative, CMS would offer home health agencies (HHAs) in the demonstration area the choice of demonstrating their compliance with Medicare home health policies through 100% pre-claim review or 100% postpayment review. [read post]
2 May 2023, 7:30 am by Marjorie Scher
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is using its annual rulemaking process to update the CMS payment system rules for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 as a mechanism to advance health equity systematically across various CMS payment programs. [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 9:00 am by Kevin J. Malone, David Shillcutt
On January 18th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new demonstration model called the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, which is designed to improve outcomes for adults with mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) by enhancing behavioral health provider capacity to integrate physical health care into their practice settings and services. [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. [read post]
6 Mar 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to stop fraudulent repayment claims before they happen. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 4:17 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed its annual update to Medicare home health prospective payment system (HHS PPS) rates for calendar year 2019, along with a broader case-mix methodology reform proposal that would be implemented beginning in 2020. [read post]
3 May 2016, 1:17 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The rule addresses numerous other fire/health safety requirements, including the following: Health care facilities must have a fire watch or building evacuation when a sprinkler system is out of service for more than 10 hours. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 4:22 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to test a new voluntary emergency ambulance service innovation model that seeks promote “the most appropriate level of care at the right time and place. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 5:03 pm by Steven Boutwell
Comments may be submitted to CMS at the following addresses: Electronically:  http://www.regulations.gov Regular Mail: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS–6028–P P.O. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 9:59 am
CMS announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will employ new standards in calculating improper Medicare payment rates for 2009. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 9:59 am
CMS announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will employ new standards in calculating improper Medicare payment rates for 2009. [read post]
6 Nov 2017, 10:13 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
 CMS announced in a rule that it would not move forward with the Home Health Groupings Model. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 7:29 pm by Lesley Reynolds and Janine Tougas
In a recent guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encouraged health care providers (HCPs) to limit elective surgeries and nonessential procedures during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. [read post]
18 May 2020, 7:26 am by Daniel Fundakowski
On May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new suite of blanket waivers for hospitals and other health care providers in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.[1] The blanket waivers have a retroactive effective date of March 1, which extends through the end of the public health emergency declaration and, in CMS’s view, “provide the flexibilities needed to take care of patients during… [read post]